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It remains to be seen what impact the recent Noel Canning decision will have on any NLRB decisions affecting social media policies, but employers should still be careful in addressing problem posts and in crafting policies to prevent such posts.

The ABA has ruled that lawyers are allowed to search a juror’s or potential juror’s public Internet presence, which can include postings by the juror in advance of and during a trial. However, sending “friend” requests, “following” or other such access requests are considered an ethics violation, the ABA said....

Employers must have appropriate policies in place to proactively deal with employees who engage in this kind of conduct, but they also have to recognize that there are limits on what can be done under the NLRA.

The company claims Facebook infringed on patents which were assigned to a Dutch computer programmer, Joannes Van Der Meer. The programmer apparently attempted to offer site called "Surfbook," which is similar to Facebook.

It is critical that employers have strong policies in place to effectively set expectations between themselves and their employees. Properly setting expectations is almost as important as the policy itself.

The hashtag: #WanderingSole. The event: High-end shoe company Cole Haan challenges its Pinterest followers to post pictures of themselves wearing the shoe brand in unique and creative places. Innocent enough, right? Not so fast.